The Crockfords move from Downe to Chelsfield around 1816 as their employer Thomas Waring as his shepherd. Their daughter Harriet married John Titchener, son of William & Fanny.
Between Leaves Green and Downe there is a beautiful valley, now a golf links. Down one side of this valley, on a summer evening, with the sun setting at his back over the village of Downe, slowly walked the shepherd Thomas Crockford, followed by his dog, making their way homeward towards Leaves Green. As he climbed the opposite hill, and turned through a thicket of trees, a voice hailed him, "Crockford," "Yes, sir," said Thomas turning round, for he recognised the voice of his master, Mr. Thomas Waring. "I want you to drive over to Chelsfield with me tomorrow morning, Crockford. We shall start at 9.0 o'clock." "Right sir, I'll be ready," said Thomas, and went on thoughtfully towards home.
"Now what can master be thinking about now," he said to his wife setting down his cup from which he had taken a long drink of tea and cutting a slice off the big loaf of bread that she had set on the table before him. "Why what's up, Tom?" said she. "Well I met him over the hill just now, and he wants me to be ready at 9.0 o'clock to-morrow morning to go with him to Chelsfield." "Oh, he's going to buy some sheep I expect," replied Eleanor. "Perhaps so," said Thomas, and went to bed that night thinking little more about the next day's journey.
"My aunt, Miss (Mary) Fuller, at Woodlands, wants me to become her farmer, so this is where we shall be settling down next Michaelmas, and I brought you with me because I should like you to come with us with us and carry on as my shepherd still." This was quite a surprise to Thomas Crockford, but he expressed his willingness to leave his old home at Leaves Green and move with his master to Chelsfield. "All right," said Mr. Waring. By this time they were repassing Bucks Cross. "That will be your place then," pointing to a house standing on a bank near the farm.
Miss Fuller died and left Woodlands to Mr. Waring. Hewitt's then became the shepherd's house, the Crockfords moving there after Mr. Waring entered into occupation of Woodlands. This was a big house near the farm, to which Mr. Waring moved.